by Richard Flatau | Jul 18, 2013 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Uncategorized
Another group of talented, interesting and wonderful folks attended the Cordwood Workshop at the Kinstone Chapel near Fountain City, Wisconsin on July 13-14, 2013 to continue the building of the chapel’s cordwood walls. As you may know, this Chapel is being...
by Richard Flatau | Jul 9, 2013 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop
We built a cordwood warming hut at the Merrill School Forest that morphed into a public school classroom along the way. The goal was to create a natural building using materials from the surrounding woods for students to warm up in on their winter hikes. The result...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 18, 2013 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building
Cordwood Flooring My neighbor Steve called up the other day and asked if I’d like to come over to see his new floor. Steve is a contractor by trade, he does beautiful work, so I jumped at the chance. When I walked in the door my mouth fell open. He had built a...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Due to the incredible interest in taking a cordwood workshop (in order to build a home, cabin or cottage) we are going to offer one more this year. A one-day, hands-on cordwood workshop at Kinstone Academy near Fountain City, Wisconsin on August 10th. The tuition will...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 9, 2013 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Uncategorized, Workshop
Here is the current listing of Workshops/Courses at the Kinstone Academy of Applied Permaculture. Take a look and see if there is anything you would like to check out. This is a great venue with wonderful people, excellent food and beauty all around. Want more...